Blogs in January 1970

The Winter Folly 1st January 1970

In this house there are many secrets… It is 1965 and young Alexandra Crewe obediently marries the man her father has selected for her. But very soon both she and her husband Laurence realize that their marriage is a...

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The Empress of Ice Cream 1st January 1970

FRANCE 1670. Carlo Demirco’s mastery of the extraordinary new art of creating ice creams has brought him wealth, women, and a position at the court of Louis XIV. Then Carlo is sent to London, along with Louise de Keroualle,...

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The Last Judgement 1st January 1970

Paris can do strange things to a man’s mind… like making him agree to an apparently harmless favour of escorting a picture to Rome. ‘The Death of Socrates’ is a particularly nondescript piece, so art dealer Jonathan Argyll can...

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Cox 1st January 1970

Meet the members of St George’s Boat Club: Dan – dark and brooding, he has to work day and night to achieve his dream of rowing in the London Olympics. Rollo – rich and arrogant, when he’s not rowing...

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A Particular Eye for Villainy 1st January 1970

When Mr Thomas Tapley is found bludgeoned to death in his sitting room, his neighbour Inspector Benjamin Ross of Scotland Yard is immediately summoned. Little is known about the elusive gentleman until Mr Jonathan Tapley, QC, hears of the...

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